Creating a Workplace that Works with Dr. Sonali Kinra

Dr Sonali Kinra joins us in this episode to discuss why people leave their jobs and how to prevent it from happening. We talk about the importance of culture in the workplace and its role in creating an environment that makes people want to stay.Episode Highlights[05:12] Why Good People LeaveThe GMC report ‘Caring for Doctors, Caring for Patients’ discusses the ABC of well-being  - autonomy, belonging and competence.Attrition happens at transition periods.[07:48] What Culture Is and How to Create One in Stressful JobsA good workplace culture includes good communication, engagement, transparency and a feeling that we are in it together. It makes a job doable.Support your colleagues.[12:08] How Culture Helps in Coping with WorkloadCulture impacts how the workload is shared.Communicate your struggles to find an effective or efficient way to do things. [18:12] Sonali’s Advice to Keep People in Their JobsHer top advice is to cultivate a friendly and inclusive culture.Create ways for people to access coaching.Look into broadening your horizons to attract people into the profession. [26:08] Strength Finding and Job CraftingLook into your strengths as individuals and as a team.Make the job fit the person and not the other way around.Be inclusive.[37:44] Top Tips for Organisations and ProfessionalsFor organizations: Communicate, be transparent, and don’t leave anyone behind. For individuals: Consider coaching to talk about your career.Ask the organization about building a job around you.Enjoyed This Podcast?Write a review and share this with your friends.Get our special Beat Stress and Thrive E-Course For Health Professionals Christmas 2020 offer here Sign up for a FREE workbook.Join the Shapes of Collective Facebook group.Find out more about our training here.Email Rachel or reach her on LinkedIn or Twitter.Podcast LinksBeat Stress and Thrive Course for Healthcare ProfessionalsYou Are Not A Frog Ep. 54 with Dr Surina ChibberYou Are Not A Frog Ep. 53 with Dr Abubakar Mohammad & Dr Aigbokhai OhiwereiCaring for Doctors, Caring for Patients by Professor Michael West and Dame Denise CoiaThe Coach in the Operating Room by Atul GawandeConnect with...

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The podcast for GPs, hospital doctors and other professionals in high-stakes, high-stress jobs who want to thrive rather than just survive. You studied for years, you’re really good at what you do but you’ve noticed that you’re starting to feel overwhelmed, overworked and under-resourced. You may be comparing yourself to a frog in boiling water - the heat has built up so slowly that you haven’t noticed the extra-long days becoming the norm. You may feel on the edge and trapped in the very job that you’ve spent years working towards. Here’s the problem, frogs only have two choices; stay and be boiled alive, or jump out of the pan. The good news is that you are not a frog. You have many more choices than you think you do. You don’t have to quit, and nor should stress and burnout be inevitable. It is possible to be master of your own destiny, to craft your work life and career so that you can thrive even in the most difficult of situations. There are simple changes you can make which will make a huge difference to your stress levels and help you enjoy life again. Your host is Dr Rachel Morris, GP turned Executive Coach and Specialist in Resilience at Work who knows what it’s like to feel like an exhausted frog. In the podcast, she’ll be talking to friends, colleagues and experts all who have an interesting take on resilience for clever people in high-stakes, high-stress jobs so that together you can take back control to beat stress and burnout, survive and thrive.